In this episode we imagine the experience of an every day person inside the walls of a city during an ancient siege. The experience could really belong to anyone of any time, but we begin our exploration of Babylon, Mesopotamians, and the destruction of the Tower of Babel by experiencing the ancient siege of Jerusalem by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II during his second and final siege of the city in 589-587 BCE in which the city, and its temple were razed to the ground and entire population dispersed or enslaved.

The complete destruction of a city and dispersement of its population either through forced relocation or enslavement was rare, but not entirely unheard of. With the Babylonians themselves having experienced this almost 100 years earlier. But before we get there, we start here.

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